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1 - Alex Kontorovich: Improving math

Jul 9, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Do You Want Your Kids to Be Good at Math?
02:39 • 2min
3
Is There a Cultural Importance of Problem Solving in Mathematics?
04:46 • 3min
4
Is There a Risk of Drilling on Multiplication Tables?
07:44 • 3min
5
How Many Hours Are Going to Go Towards That Kind of Rrote Drilling?
10:51 • 3min
6
Is There a Roll for That Multiplication Worksheet?
13:23 • 3min
7
Do You Know What's Hard?
16:25 • 3min
8
I'm a Mathematician, and I've Always Liked Lecturing, but I Never Thought I'd Be Good At.
19:44 • 2min
9
Editor in Chief of Experimental Mathematics at Momath A
21:26 • 3min
10
Is There a Resurgence in the Journal of Experimental Mathematicians?
24:01 • 3min
11
Is It a Good Idea to Talk to an Expert on the Subject?
26:37 • 2min
12
Therr, What's the Best Method of Popularizing Your Work?
28:56 • 2min
13
Is It a Good Idea to Write a Research Paper on Twitter?
30:52 • 2min
14
The Culture of Math Writing Isn't Preferable to First Year Graduate Students
32:29 • 4min
15
What's in Your Head?
36:40 • 2min
16
I'm Not Breaking the Silence, It's a Lecture
38:18 • 2min
17
I'm Sitting Down and Recording My Own Video
39:55 • 2min
18
The Relationship Between Mathematicians and Other Fields
41:51 • 2min
19
The Best Problem Solvers in the World Are All Working on Math
43:22 • 3min
20
Is There a Ten Percent Clause to Mathematicians?
46:15 • 4min
21
Is There Any Chance That It Will Make Math Better?
50:18 • 3min
22
Lean Theorem Improver - Isabel Cock Interactive Theorim Proving?
53:20 • 3min
23
Is Complex Analysis the Key to Lean?
55:54 • 2min
24
Lean and Mathematical - Is It a Means of Building Intuitions?
58:03 • 2min
25
Leanfying - Is It a Good Idea?
01:00:06 • 2min
26
Learning Programming - Isn't It Crucial?
01:02:20 • 3min
27
Will Your Job Get Automated?
01:05:05 • 3min
28
Is Lean a Tactic?
01:08:20 • 2min
29
Do You Think the Journals Reward That Level of Really Explaining Why Something's True?
01:10:00 • 2min
30
What Advice Would You Give to a Freshman in Undergrad?
01:12:03 • 2min
31
Choosing a Grad School - Is It Important?
01:14:07 • 3min
32
How to Be Successful in College Math
01:17:26 • 2min
33
Are You Trying to Foster a Community Among Your Students?
01:19:28 • 3min
34
The Colats Conjecture Is False
01:22:33 • 2min